Music composer for Stage & Screen
Currently taking commissions: portiagraves@yahoo.co.uk
An original and alternative composer specialising in music and sound design for stage and screen, including film, television, video games, dance and theatre. Enthusiastic, well-motivated and accustomed to working to tight deadlines. Member of the PRS, BMI and BASCA.
- Current Santander 123 advert, 2014-2015, co-composed music with David Lowe and performed as a vocalist
- Original music composed and performed at The Place, London, for the 15 minute contemporary dance ‘Silence the song in them...’ choreographed by the DFDCollective
- Resident composer for The Kensingtones, classical operatic vocal group
- Three album releases 2011-2013 ‘Portia Graves’, ‘Red Brick Roads’ and ‘The Magic Box’ all of which can be found on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify
- Commissioned by Woodwork Music and Raw Productions to compose for a FA CUP campaign
- Film score for 30 minutes films: Tominis Adepeju’s ‘An Ideal Beauty’ and Patrick Jean-Yves Ian Watremez’s ‘First Born’ from the Genesis franchise
- Film score for Rupert Rand’s short film ‘Rerun’ documenting iconic runs throughout the history of film
- Film score for Tibo Torelli’s short film ‘Solace’ for festival entrees
- Composing for two dance films with choreographer Jennifer Essex for an art funded project by Age Concern revolving around dementia
- Composed, wrote and illustrated a children’s book and audiobook called ‘Train to Wonderland’
- Permission to attend orchestral rehearsals and one-to-one singer sessions along side Sir Antonio Pappano and Barry Wordsworth at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Specialties: Skills and Studio Experience
Personal well-equipped recording studio
Multi-instrumentalist including piano, flute, vocals, guitar, violin, accordion
Classical scoring for orchestras and choirs
Experienced in MIDI sequencing and Digital Audio Processing
Delivering realistic arrangements and orchestrations using high quality sound libraries (East West)
Experienced using Mac and PC systems, as well as various computer software (Logic Pro 9, Sibelius)
Able to work completely remotely using secure internet file transfer